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ums

/ʊms/ particle A2
  1. contraction of um + das
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Die Stille hier ist keine Abwesenheit von Geräuschen, sondern ein eigener Klang: das Pfeifen des Windes ums Haus, das heisere Kreischen der Möwen, das ferne Brummen eines Kutters.
Ein Monat auf der Hallig, p. 1 · C2

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